Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema [electronic resource] : Virtual Worlds and Ethical Problems /
Magerstädt, S.author.
Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema answers questions about body and soul, virtuality, and spirituality in the digital age by linking cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical concepts.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Ethical Questions inContemporary Science Fiction Films; 1 Body - Cyborgs, Clones and Automata:The Matrix, eXistenZ, Avatar; 2 Soul - Cyber-Spirituality and Immortality: The Thirteenth Floor, Aeon Flux, Transcendence; 3 Cyberspace - Dreams, Memory andVirtual Worlds: TRON: Legacy, Total Recall (2012), Inception; Conclusion: Imagining Our Future(s); Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema answers questions about body and soul, virtuality, and spirituality in the digital age by linking cinematic themes with religious, philosophical and ethical concepts.
Arts.
Social sciences.
Motion pictures and television.
Ethics.
Motion pictures—History.
Communication.
Arts.
Social Sciences, general.
Screen Studies.
Ethics.
Film History.
Media Studies.